BSE Star MF has felicitated 18 women who have made a significant contribution to the Indian financial distribution industry on its 10th anniversary.
These women IFAs were felicitated with a trophy and a book, ‘Advisors Handbook for Success’ released by Cafemutual earlier this year.
Among the winners were: Raedan Securities, Qber Asset, Prajakta Bedekar, Aparna Laxmikant Mangle, Mamta Shah, Vinithaa Garg, Go for SIP Investment Advisors, Anupama Bhargava, RK Stockholdings, Arihant Capital, Finacrest Wealth, Areve Finbux, Prema Mitra, Cromelite Industries, Vision Ahead, CK Vanitha, FasTrak Investment and Roshni Manojkumar.
There was a panel discussion on the role of women in today’s financial services industry: opportunities and barriers in which the panellists spoke about their struggles, work life balance and experiences in the financial services industry. The participants in the discussion were:
Monika Halan, Consulting Editor, Mint
Swathi Kulkarni, EVP and Fund Manager, UTI MF
Roopa Venkatkrishnan, IFA and Secretary of FIFA
Usha Sangwan, Former MD LIC
Deena Mehta, President BSE
Frannie Besztery, Head Global Data, Morningstar
Bekxy Kuriakose, Head-Fixed Income, Principal MF
YV Padmavati, Chief HRO, LIC MF
Lakshmi Iyer, CIO-Fixed Income, Kotak MF and
Salonee Sanghvi, Founder, My Wealth Guide.